secondary analyses3 Significant improvements favoring Cryoballoon

In a predefined secondary analysis, relative to radiofrequency, cryoballoon demonstrated:

European Heart Journal

The authors stated: "The extent of reduction in reinterventions and rehospitalizations is not only statistically significant but also clinically relevant. Our presented data are the main events that define the patients’ perception regarding the procedural success of an AF ablation procedure."3

health economic analysis4 Total cost of care results

METHODS

A health economic analysis was performed by analyzing the rate of statistically different healthcare utilization (HCU) events from the FIRE AND ICE trial and then assigning payer costs for each event.

RESULTS

Overall payer costs were significantly lower in the cryoballoon group compared to the radio frequency group (RFC) across three healthcare systems.

IMPACT

Cryoballoon was the greater value to healthcare systems in the FIRE AND ICE trial and may enable global healthcare systems to treat more patients within existing healthcare budgets.